Hurricane Helene wreaks havoc across south-eastern US farms
Hurricane Helene has left farmers across the south-eastern US with significant damage to cotton fields and pecan nut orchards, among other losses.
Rising US dairy prices set to reverse declining producer profits
The trend of declining margins for US dairy farmers are being reversed, due to rising dairy and milk prices in that country.
Farming tops list as most dangerous job in UK
Farming is the most dangerous profession in the UK, according to figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on 26 August to coincide with Farm Safety Week.
US meat industry pushes back on ‘price-gouging’ plan
Trade groups in the US are pushing back against a plan announced by Vice-President Kamala Harris to place a federal ban on “price gouging” in the grocery industry.
Movement of goats and sheep banned in Greece due to ‘goat plague’
The authorities in Greece have imposed a ban on the movement of sheep and goats from farms in an attempt to contain an outbreak of peste des petits ruminants (PPR).
Farmers in western US battle locust swarms
There have been reports of widespread locust and Mormon cricket infestations in at least seven states in the western US.
US farm culls 1,8 million chickens after bird flu outbreak
Almost 1,8 million chickens in Colorado in the US were culled following a serious outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a commercial layer farm, prompting authorities there to declare...
Northern Ireland farm income declines 44% in 2023
The average farm income in Northern Ireland is expected to fall 46% in the 2023/4 financial year to about £27 345 (about R636 912), down from about £51 043 (R1...
Proposal to address ‘unfair practices’ in US livestock markets
A new proposal by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has outlined a framework clarifying how competition rules will be enforced in that country’s meat industry.
Danish government to impose world’s first carbon tax on cattle
Following a wide-ranging compromise reached with farmers, industry leaders, labour unions and environmental groups, the Danish government has announced the introduction of a tax on livestock carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions...
Land degradation threatens global food security, UN experts
Extreme weather is resulting in degraded land in some parts of the world being pushed beyond use. In some of the most deprived regions around the globe, this is reaching...
Can increased export demand rescue the US pork industry?
With domestic consumption of pork in the US declining sharply, experts are hoping that increased demand from Mexico and other trading partners could strengthen prices.
